The NLCS will feature an interesting matchup between the two bottom Wild Card seeds.
The Philadelphia Phillies eliminated both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves, while the San Diego Padres knocked out the two heavyweights in the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
These two teams will play each other in the NLCS, but there’s a bit more to it than just the two teams facing each other.
Two brothers will be facing off in this series as well.
Padres catcher Austin Nola will at some point be facing his brother in Phillies ace Aaron Nola.
The #NLCS will have some real brotherly love:
Phillies ace Aaron Nola and Padres catcher Austin Nola
"We imagined playing against each other growing up,' Austin said,"but we could never imagine this in a playoff atmosphere_not in the NLCS. Our parents are still processing it all.— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) October 16, 2022
NLCS Of Brotherly Love
This was already going to be an exciting series between two underdogs who were expected to lose in the Wild Card round.
But with two brothers playing each other, it’s going to be pretty wild.
These two both grew up playing baseball and were passionate about it.
And so, all their years of hard work are finally culminating in this, an NLCS matchup.
One of the brothers will be going to the World Series and have a chance to capture their first ring, while the other will be going home for the winter.
A lot is on the line already, but one can imagine that Aaron and Austin’s parents are going to be glued to the TV these next two weeks.
One of the brothers will have World Series bragging rights, while the other will feel the sting of an early October exit.
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